What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Technician position at FC Ocala PCPLAB?
Job Title:
Medical Laboratory Technician
About Us:
FC Ocala PCPLAB is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Job Summary and Qualifications:
- Prepare samples for analysis.
- Monitor tests and procedures.
- Performs chemical analysis of blood and other body fluids to determine chemical components.
- MOUNTS, STAINS, AND EXAMINES SMEARS UNDER MICROSCOPE FOR BACTERIA.
- PERFORMS HEMATOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS MAKING COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTS.
- EXAMINES SMEARS FOR PARASITES OR OTHER IRREGULARITIES IN THE SPECIMEN.
- PERFORMS OTHER BLOOD TESTS AS ORDERED FOR PATIENT CARE.
Responsibilities:
- PERFORMS VARIOUS BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTS.
- PERFORMS QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS OF INSTRUMENTS, SOLUTIONS, AND TEST RESULTS AGAINST ESTABLISHED STANDARDS.
- PERFORMS MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS OF BODY CELLS TO IDENTIFY ABNORMALITIES.
- PREPARES REAGENTS, STAINS, AND OTHER CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS.
- INVENTORIES LABORATORY SUPPLIES, CLEANS EQUIPMENT AND WORK AREAS AND DISPOSES OF CONTAMINATED MATERIALS.
- LOGS PATIENT SPECIMENS AND ENTERS TEST RESULTS ON FORMS.
- COLLECTS DATA, PREPARES REPORTS, ANSWERS CORRESPONDENCE, AND COMPILATES STATISTICS AS DIRECTED.
Education and Experience:
Associate Degree Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), or Clinical Laboratory Technician. No experience required.
License/Certification:
Certified in accordance with state regulations by American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCAMLP), or the American Medical Technologists (AMT).
